Talent Acquisition Specialist (GTM) H/F

Alta Ares; Paris; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alta Ares in Paris is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition specialist to own end-to-end GTM recruitment across international markets, with a focus on sales and business development roles in defense and aerospace.

You will build proactive sourcing strategies, headhunt high-impact candidates, and partner with sales leaders to define role requirements, while maintaining a strong candidate experience and employer brand in a fast-growing, international environment.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of recruitment experience, ideally combining agency or executive search with in-house recruitment.
• Strong experience recruiting Sales and Business Development profiles within defense/aerospace.
• Established understanding of defense and aerospace talent markets.
• Excellent hands-on sourcing and headhunting skills with ability to engage passive candidates.
• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to partner with senior leaders and hiring managers.
• Entrepreneurial, autonomous and resourceful in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills to convey Alta Ares' mission.
• Fluency in English and French is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Alta Ares' GTM teams, with a primary focus on sales hiring across international markets.
• Build proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for key commercial roles, including sales, business development, and other customer-facing positions within defense and aerospace.
• Drive hands-on headhunting to identify, engage and attract high-impact candidates from defense and aerospace companies, including passive candidates in highly specialized talent markets.
• Partner closely with sales leadership and hiring managers to define role requirements, align on hiring priorities, and deliver high-quality candidates.
• Manage the full recruitment process, from initial outreach to offer negotiation, ensuring speed, quality and an outstanding candidate experience.
• Position Alta Ares' mission, products and growth story to attract top commercial talent with a strong understanding of defense and aerospace markets.
• Develop and maintain networks across defense contractors, aerospace companies and relevant international industry communities.
• Track recruitment KPIs, identify bottlenecks and continuously improve sourcing strategies, interview processes and hiring efficiency.
• Contribute to strengthening Alta Ares' employer brand and talent networks across the global defense and aerospace ecosystem.
• Support recruitment across other business functions as needed, while maintaining a strong focus on GTM hiring.

Skills

Recruitment

Head hunting

Sales hiring

Stakeholder mgmt

Sourcing pipelines

English-French bilingual

Job description

About Alta Ares

Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime. We build AI-guided interceptors to counter drones and cruise missiles, along with the software platform that powers them.

Our customers are NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions, and our systems are regularly deployed during live exercises and operational demonstrations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Founded in 2024, we have grown to 90 people, raised over $60M, and increased revenue 40× this year. We are now entering a new phase of international expansion, industrial scaling, fundraising, and product development.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for Alta Ares' Go-to-Market (GTM) teams, with a primary focus on sales hiring across international markets.

• Build proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for key commercial roles, including sales, business development, and other customer-facing positions within the defense and aerospace industries.

• Drive hands-on headhunting to identify, engage and attract high-impact candidates from defense and aerospace companies, including passive candidates in highly specialized talent markets.

• Partner closely with sales leadership and hiring managers to define role requirements, align on hiring priorities, and deliver high-quality candidates.

• Manage the full recruitment process, from initial outreach to offer negotiation, ensuring speed, quality and an outstanding candidate experience.

• Position Alta Ares' mission, products and growth story to attract top commercial talent with a strong understanding of defense and aerospace markets.

• Develop and maintain networks across defense contractors, aerospace companies and relevant international industry communities.

• Track recruitment KPIs, identify bottlenecks and continuously improve sourcing strategies, interview processes and hiring efficiency.

• Contribute to strengthening Alta Ares' employer brand and talent networks across the global defense and aerospace ecosystem.

• Support recruitment across other business functions as needed, while maintaining a strong focus on GTM hiring.

Candidate Profile

• 2 to 5 years of recruitment experience, ideally combining agency or executive search expertise with in-house recruitment experience.

• Strong experience recruiting Sales and Business Development profiles within the defense and/or aerospace industries.

• Established understanding of the defense and aerospace talent markets, with the ability to identify and engage commercial talent from relevant companies.

• Excellent hands-on sourcing and headhunting skills, with a proven ability to build talent pipelines and engage passive candidates.

• Experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment, ideally as an early Talent Acquisition hire.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders and hiring managers.

• Entrepreneurial, autonomous and resourceful, comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

• Excellent communication and persuasion skills, with the ability to convey Alta Ares' mission and attract high-caliber talent.

• Fluency in English and French is mandatory